Boughton Heath Academy

How places are decided at Boughton Heath Academy

Boughton Heath Academy: key facts

What did Ofsted judge Boughton Heath Academy's overall effectiveness to be?

Ofsted judged Boughton Heath Academy's overall effectiveness as Outstanding at its inspection in July 2024, on Ofsted's own scale.

How many pupils attend Boughton Heath Academy?

Boughton Heath Academy has 225 pupils on roll.

What ages does Boughton Heath Academy take?

Boughton Heath Academy admits pupils aged 4 to 11.

Where is Boughton Heath Academy located?

Boughton Heath Academy is located in Chester, CH3 5RW, Cheshire West and Chester.

How do I apply to Boughton Heath Academy?

Boughton Heath Academy is a state school. In England you apply through the council where you live, using its common application form, even if the school is in another council area. The national closing date for primary places is 15 January.

How close do you need to live to get into Boughton Heath Academy?

On offer day for 2026-27 (Reception), the furthest place offered at Boughton Heath Academy was 0.64 miles from the school. That is the distance the last place reached in one year, not a boundary and not a guarantee — it moves with the number of applicants.

How are Reception places decided at Boughton Heath Academy?

When Boughton Heath Academy has more applications than places for 2025-26, they are offered in a published order of priority: 1. Looked after, previously looked after children, adopted from care, special guardianship — A 'looked after child' is a child who is (a) in the care of a Local Authority, or (b) being provided with accommodation by a Local Authority in the exercise of their social services functions, in England. A 'previously looked after child' is a child who was looked after in England, but ceased to be so because they were adopted, or became subject to a child arrangements or residence order, or a special guardianship order. All references to previously looked after children in this Code mean such children who were adopted (or subject to child arrangements orders or special guardianship orders) immediately following having been looked after and those children who appear (to the admission authority) to have been in state care outside of England and ceased to be in state care as a result of being adopted. Applications in this category must be accompanied by a signed and dated letter from the child's social worker or former social worker confirming their status, to be received by the application deadline in the normal admission round; 2. Children with a sibling at the School in Reception Year to Year 6 — The sibling must attend the School in Reception Year to Year 6 at the time when the applicant child is admitted. For the purpose of this category, a 'sibling' is a full sibling (sharing both parents), a half sibling (sharing one parent), an adopted sibling, a long term foster sibling (i.e. not a temporary placement), a step sibling (one child's parent married to the other child's parent), or a child of their parent's cohabiting partner. In all cases, the sibling must live at the child's home address (as defined by this policy) as part of the same core family unit. For the avoidance of doubt, a child of a friend or extended family member (e.g. cousin) will not be a 'sibling' for this purpose, even if they live at the same address as the applicant child. For inclusion in this category, parents must state the sibling's details in the application form; 3. Children of staff members employed at Boughton Heath Academy — The staff member must have a permanent contract, be permanently based at Boughton Heath Academy for more than 50% of their normal working hours each week during term time, and have been: Employed for at least two years at the time of application; or Recruited to fill a vacant post for which there is a demonstrable skill shortage, as confirmed by their HR Manager. For the avoidance of doubt, it is not possible for a staff member to have priority at more than one School within the Trust. For the purpose of this category, a 'child' of a staff member is their natural or adopted child (whether they live with the staff member or elsewhere), and/or their step-child or child of their cohabiting partner (where they live and sleep at the staff member's home address for more than 50% of their time from Sunday to Friday night during term time). For the avoidance of doubt, a step-child or child of a cohabiting partner, who lives elsewhere, will not be eligible for a place under this category. For inclusion in this category, the employed parent must complete the application form, and it must be accompanied by a signed and dated letter from the employed parent's HR Manager confirming how they meet the criteria set out above, to be received by the application deadline in the normal admission round, and 1 further criteria. 30 places were offered at this entry point for 2025-26. Tie-break: Where there are more applications than places remaining in any of the oversubscription categories, the order in which places will be allocated will be determined by the distance between the child's home address (as defined by this policy) and the School, with those living nearest receiving highest priority. Distance will be measured using the National Land and Property Gazetteer (NLPG) which measures in a straight line from the School's coordinate point to the coordinate point for the child's home address in miles. Where two or more children live an equal distance from the School (including where they live in the same multi-dwelling building), the order in which places are allocated will be determined by random allocation supervised by someone who is independent of the School.

What is the largest ethnic background at Boughton Heath Academy?

According to the DfE School Census 2025-26, 76.9% of pupils at Boughton Heath Academy are recorded as White British. The full ethnic breakdown across all groups is available on the Pupils tab.

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